Mark and Gail Pyke Professor of Accounting

About the Opportunity

The D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University is seeking candidates for a tenured position as the Mark and Gail Pyke Professor of Accounting in the Accounting Group. The anticipated start date is Fall 2026

About the D’Amore-McKim School of Business:

For over 100 years, the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has continuously strengthened its foundation of experiential learning and innovation. Today, our mission to enable students to be responsible business leaders of the world capable of working, navigating, and creating in a digital environment is more relevant than ever. We offer unique business-specific and interdisciplinary degree opportunities at the bachelor's and master’s levels, and lifelong learners benefit from our graduate-level certificates and executive education portfolio. All of these are enhanced by Northeastern's global campus system and experience-powered education approach. In addition, our use-inspired faculty and their research focus on transformative impact for humankind. Ultimately, D’Amore-McKim’s values-driven culture and cross-border approach to learning and research empower our students, faculty, alumni, and corporate partners to create impact far beyond the confines of time, discipline, degree, and campus.

Summary of Responsibilities for job posting:
 

The major responsibility of the chairholder is to develop initiatives that enhance the school’s scholarly reputation in the fields of accounting and advisory services through high-impact research and related activities in areas such as auditing, corporate governance, AI, Large Language Models, and ESG reporting. The Mark and Gail Pyke Professor will help increase the visibility and prestige of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business Accounting faculty by promoting and enhancing research activities. The Pyke Professor is also expected to develop initiatives and programs that enhance both the Business School’s and University’s reputations among business executives and policymakers. The chairholder will also teach in the accounting graduate and/or undergraduate programs.

Qualifications:

Candidates must hold a doctorate in Accounting or a related field by the appointment start date. They must be outstanding scholars with an international reputation for excellence in research, teaching, and service, along with clear indications of continued research success. We are especially interested in individuals who value collegiality, are effective mentors of junior colleagues, and whose research would complement and extend the interests of our existing faculty.

Candidates must also possess a strong record of impact on practitioners, either from practitioner-oriented publications or the creation of novel programs for companies and institutions and must have verifiable backgrounds in institution building and program development. 

Documents to Submit:

Applicants should submit materials including a letter of interest, vita, recent working papers, and teaching evaluations. Letters of reference will be requested at a later stage. Qualified applicants should submit a resume and cover letter highlig